“An invitation to be a bridesmaid is an honor which cannot be declined without some very good reason. Our idea of one of the better reasons is the impending arrival of a little stranger. ... any lady in this interesting condition should have the grace to refuse. We know that symbols of fertility are appropriate to the marriage ceremony, but they needn't be quite so obviously borne in on the congregation.” KnowsShouldLittlesIdeasReasonInterestingGraceConditionsHonorShould HaveVery GoodRefuseStrangerSymbolsAppropriateCeremonyInvitationsArrivalsCongregationFertilityMoatsBridesmaidsMarriage Ceremony Author:Alice-Leone Moats
“... even if the right to vote brought to women no better work, no better pay, no better conditions in any way, she should have itfor her own self-respect and to compel man's respect for her.” IfsMenWayShouldSelfPayConditionsShould HaveVoteSelf RespectSuffrageRight To VoteWoman Suffrage Author:Susan B. Anthony
“The Green Revolution focused on the big three - maize, rice and wheat - and the Green Revolution did not adapt the big three to African conditions, other than South Africa, as much as they should have.” ShouldBigsThreeConditionsRevolutionShould HaveGreenSouthFocusedSouth AfricaRiceWheatGreen RevolutionMaize Author:Bill Gates
“If you are female, and conditions are otherwise apt, you are supposed to decide whether you want to become a mother by thinking carefully about whether you really want to have a child of your very own, what it would be like to be a mother, whether this is something you really want and will be happy with, etc. In general, you are supposed to evaluate whether you should have a child largely on the basis of what you think it will be like for you to have a child.” IfsThinkingWantShouldChildrenWould BeMotherConditionsFemaleShould HaveBasesEtcEvaluate Author:L.A. Paul